Excavation of Korean War soldier's remains
This photo, provided by the defense ministry on May 4, 2023, shows a border site in Cheorwon, 71 kilometers northeast of Seoul, where the remains of Staff Sgt. Jeon Bok-hui, a South Korean soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, were retrieved in October 2010. They have been identified as his thanks to a DNA sample provided by his younger brother. South Korea has so far identified the remains of 209 service members killed in the three-year conflict since it launched the excavation project in 2000. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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